nymphalis

Questions about nymphalis

What does nymphalis mean?

nymphalis means "type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies".

How many syllables are in nymphalis?

nymphalis has 3 syllables and divides as nym-pha-lis under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for nymphalis?

Close synonyms include genus Nymphalis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nymphalis a common word?

nymphalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.